scrape a living
Frequency: 3.10.9 per million words
to manage to earn just enough money to survive, with difficulty
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- Many artists struggle to scrape a living from their craft.
- After losing his job, he had to scrape a living doing odd jobs.
- In tough economic times, it's hard to scrape a living.
- She managed to scrape a living by selling handmade jewelry online.
- Despite working long hours, they barely scraped a living.
- The family had to scrape a living from their small farm.
- He hoped to one day earn more than just scrape a living.
- It's a tough world out there, some people just scrape a living day by day.
- Without proper education, many are forced to scrape a living any way they can.
- The street vendor worked tirelessly to scrape a living for his children.